CVE-2017-17607
📋 TL;DR
CMS Auditor Website 1.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the news-detail page via PATH_INFO parameter. Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands to steal, modify, or delete database content. All installations of CMS Auditor Website 1.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- CMS Auditor Website
📦 What is this software?
Cms Auditor Website by Cms Auditor Website Project
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to data theft, data destruction, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.
Likely Case
Database information disclosure, authentication bypass, and privilege escalation leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper input validation and database permissions, potentially only read-only access to non-sensitive data.
🎯 Exploit Status
Multiple public exploit scripts available. Exploitation requires minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None known
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative CMS or implementing custom fixes.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Input Validation Filter
allAdd parameterized queries or input validation for PATH_INFO parameter in news-detail.php
Modify news-detail.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM news WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->execute([$id]);
WAF Rule
allImplement web application firewall rules to block SQL injection patterns in PATH_INFO
Add WAF rule: SecRule REQUEST_URI "@rx (?i)(union|select|insert|update|delete|drop|create|alter).*" "id:1001,phase:2,deny,status:403"
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the system behind a reverse proxy with strict input filtering
- Implement network segmentation and restrict database access to minimum required sources
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test with SQL injection payload in PATH_INFO: /news-detail/1' OR '1'='1Check Version:
Check CMS version in admin panel or readme filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test with same payload and verify no SQL errors or unexpected data returned📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- SQL syntax errors in web server logs
- Unusual database queries from web application
- Multiple failed parameter requests to news-detail
Network Indicators:
- SQL keywords in URL parameters
- Unusual database port traffic from web server
SIEM Query:
source="web.log" AND ("union select" OR "sleep(" OR "benchmark(" OR "waitfor delay") AND uri="*news-detail*"